Improvement in washing-machines



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Jorans. o-RD, OF soQUnL, CALIFORNIA.

IMPRov'EMi-:NT IN WASHING-MACHINES.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 131,700, datedSeptember 24, 1872.

To all whom t` may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN S. ORD, of Soquel, in the county of Santa Cruzand State of Galifornia, have invented a Washing-Machine, of which thefollowing is a specification:

The invention consists, irst, in simultaneously operating two corrugatedrubbers relversely over clothes resting upon a stationary rubber;second, it consists in combining with the 'aforementioned partsa leverfor lifting the rubbers oil the clothes when it is desired to introduceor remove them from the tub third, it consists in a device for holdingthe swinging rubbersout of contact with the stationary rubber, so as toallow the clothes to be conveniently withdrawn or inserted.

`Figure 1 is a side elevation partly in sections. Fig. 2 is a top viewpartly in sections.

A represents the wash-box; B, a corrugated bottom rubber; and C C, apair of reverse-ly notched or corrugated top rubbers. These latter havependent holders c with the end slots c", and are vibrated by a shaft, D,having two cranks, d d, on'opposite sides thereof. They also swing froma bar, E, arranged adjustably in its bearings c e. F is a lever, pivotedon top of one of the posts G Gr, and connected at the end to the middleof bar E; By means of this device, the bar with rubbers O O may belifted up, the yokes F I1" slipped over its ends, and clothesconveniently withdrawn or inserted.

The operation is as follows The clothes being placed upon the bottomrubber B, the two top rubbers are let down uponthem, and the crank-shaftD rotated. As the opposite cranks d d revolve in the end-slotted holdersc c', they carry the two top rubbers in opposite directions over theclothes. to permeate the clothes and to effectually eliminate all dirttherefrom.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is

1. The two reversely operated and reversely notched top rubbers O O,combined with a `lower rubber, B, in a wash-box, A, as and for thepurpose set forth.

2. The combination of the rubbers C O,hav in g slotted holders c c,through which passes the crank-shaft that moves them, in combinationwith the bar E and lever F, all as and for the purpose specified. 4

3. The combination of the yokes F F with the bar E, as and for thepurpose specified.

To the above specification of my invention I have signed my hand this19th day of April, A. D. 1872.

JOHN S. ORD.

Witnesses:

M. MEAGHER, WM. M. ORD.

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